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About Farara Village

Farara is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 414 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 633 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 414
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Farara compares

By the 2011 count Farara is the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 633 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Farara

Farara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Farara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farara from other places

Farara lies about 91 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Farara
Nearest railway station Mohana 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 28 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 44 km
District headquarters Sheopur 91 km

Villages closest to Farara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijaypur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Farara

As per the Census of India 2011, Farara village had a population of 744. That makes it the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Farara village has 414 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farara has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Farara is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farara covers 633 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farara falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Farara is Mohana, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Farara.

Farara is about 91 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farara is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Mohana is about 19 km away. Vijaypur is about 28 km away. Sabalgarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurka (1.5 km), Behata (2.1 km) and Kota (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Farara today is likely to be higher.

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